How to take a photo of the eclipse with a smartphone

It won’t get you a professional photo of the eclipse, but great results are possible

Using a smartphone or compact camera won’t get you a professional photo of the eclipse, but a great souvenir shots are perfectly possible. There are two ways of doing this; pointing your phone at the Sun and Moon, and filming a wide-angle shot of the ‘scene’ – perhaps including you and your group watching the eclipse.